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The Next Alligator Alcatraz Could Be in Your State

Plans to use Indiana’s “Speedway Slammer,” Louisiana’s Angola and other state prisons to house ICE detainees raise problematic questions, attorneys say.

Feature • 08.22.2025

A Woman With HIV Spent Six Years in Solitary. She Sued and Missouri Will Change Its Policy.

Honesty Bishop was attacked by her cellmate. Prison officials deemed her sexually active and kept her in isolation for more than 2,000 days.

St. Louis • 08.21.2025

New York’s Prison Guard Strike Ended Months Ago. For Some, Life-Threatening Effects Persist.

Staffing shortages mean incarcerated people are not getting vital medical care, programming and other services.

Closing Argument • 07.26.2025

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